In January 2008, CSTA launched the CSTA Leadership Cohort. The goal of the cohort is to identify and support two teacher leaders in each state who are working to improve K–12 computer science education. Since the cohort was launched, cohort members have been working in their respective states to establish K–12 computer science as an essential academic discipline and participating in a cohort online community to share experiences, strategies, and successes.

Through their participation in CSTA Leadership and Advocacy workshops and with the support of documents such as the CSTA Advocacy Toolkit, the cohort members have also been strengthening the leadership qualities needed for effective advocacy, identifying and building partnerships with appropriate stakeholders, and working toward organizing local and state chapters of CSTA.

In order for all of these efforts to be effective, members of the Leadership Cohort will be seeking volunteers to assist them. We will need the combined forces of all CSTA members in order for this project to be successful. To volunteer, contact your state representatives listed below.

If you are passionate about computer science in K–12 education and are interested in volunteering to advocate on its behalf, please contact Lissa at l.clayborn@hq.acm.org.

Alabama
Albert Lilly: alilly@asms.net
Jennie Rountree: jsrountree@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Carol Yarbrough: cyarbrough@asfa.k12.al.us

Arizona
Renee Ciezki: rlciezki@peoriaud.k12.az.us
Tim McMichael: tmcmichael@peoriaud.k12.az.us

Arkansas
Carl Frank: FrankC@asmsa.org
Daniel Moix: moixd@asmsa.org

California (Northern)
Ben Chun: benchun@gmail.com
Eugene Lemon: elemon@pacbell.net

Colorado
Susy Johnson: sajarts@gmail.com

Connecticut
Diane Tung: dtung@diobpt.org
Chinma Uche: chinmauche@aol.com

Florida
Joanne Barrett: jbarrett@oda.edu
Jan Yates: yates@nova.edu

Georgia
Theresa Friedman: Theresa_Friedman@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Crystal Furman: crystal.furman@gmail.com
Deepa Muralidhar: deepa.muralidhar@gmail.com

Hawaii
Brett Tanaka: Brett_Tanaka@notes.k12.hi.us

Illinois
Baker Franke: baker.franke@gmail.com
Don Yanek: dgyanek@cps.edu

Indiana
Julie Alano: JAlano@hse.k12.in.us

Iowa
Steve Ehren: sehren32@gmail.com
Karen Oloughlin: karen.oloughlin@ankenyschools.org

Kansas
RJ Dake: rjdake@ksde.org

Kentucky
Jeannie Turner: jpturner@mac.com

Maryland
Joseph Greenawalt: Jgreenawalt@ccboe.com
Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff: mrsdianneoc@gmail.com
Faye Williamsen: fwilliamsen@aacps.org

Massachusetts
Padmaja Bandaru: padmaja.bandaru@gmail.com
Kelly Powers: kelpowers@gmail.com

Michigan
Barry Webster: bwebster@barrywebster.com

Minnesota
Doug Maine: dmaine@owatonna.k12.mn.us
Jennifer Rosato: jrosato@css.edu

Mississippi
Dr. Jacqueline Harper: jacquelineharper.phd09@yahoo.com
Gayle McDuffa: gmcduffa@itawamba.k12.ms.us

Nebraska
Dawn Prescott: dprescot@esu7.org

Nevada
LeAnn Morris: lmorris@carson.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire
Tammy Andrew: tammyandrew7@gmail.com

New Jersey
Daryl Detrick: DetrickD@warrenhills.org

New Mexico
Jim Carlton: carltonmeister@gmail.com
Albert Simon: asimon@aps4kids.org

New York
Mike Zamansky: zamansky@gmail.com
Susan Recoon: SRECOON@williamsvillek12.org

North Carolina
Susan Morrissett: morriss3@gcsnc.com
Sharon Jones: sharont.jones@cms.k12.nc.us

North Dakota
Tom Stokke: tstokke@cs.und.edu

Ohio
Stephanie Hoeppner: smhoeppner@gmail.com
Angie Thorne: angie_thorne@hboe.org

Oregon
Jan Boley: Jan.Boley@corvallis.k12.or.us

Pennsylvania
Phillip Fuchs: phillip.fuchs@gmail.com
Tammy Pirmann: tpirmann@gmail.com

Tennessee
Jill Pala: jpala@gps.edu

Texas
Stacey Armstrong: stacey.armstrong@apluscompsci.com
G. Lynne Ryan: gryan@crowley.k12.tx.us

Virginia
Rebecca Dovi: rdovi@hcps.us
John Harrison: jharrison64@cox.net

Washington
Greg Kilpatrick: Kilpatrickg@csta.acm.org

Wisconsin
Joe Kmoch: joe@jkmoch.com

Wyoming
Barbara Sanchez: bsanchez@teton1.k12.wy.us
Zac Opps: zto@pcsd1.net